EducationMFA in Tapestry, Edinburgh College of
Art, Scotland
BA, Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland
MA in Art History, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Unidee ProjectsApart from some videos she has made both on
her own and together with other artists at Cittadellarte, the main project
is a collaboration with Matteo Ferrario and Beatrice Catanzaro, both Unidee
residents, under the banner of F.lli Fortuna. After several public actions
in Biella and Turin, they're concentrating on a piece of work involving
the vast Aiazzone building that lies just outside Biella. They are making
videos, sound recordings and taking photographs of what was left behind
when Aiazzone moved out years ago.
Another site that has caught the group's attention are the empty Standa
premises in the centre of Biella. A five-minute video documents their
"cleaning action", in which Beatrice and Matteo dressed up as
professional cleaners and cleaned the front of the building which was
dirty and full of graffiti. Margarita filmed the action and says that
Beatrice and Matteo got very positive response from passers-by, who were
curious and inquisitive. Margarita, however, with the video camera in
her hand was met with suspicion, and was even questioned by the police.

Why?Travelling past the Aiazzone building many
times by car, Margarita first got impressed by the very scale of the building.
The architecture and the vastness of it along with the building's tempestuous
history was what triggered her interest in the project.

CittadellarteBefore coming to Cittadellarte Margarita mainly
worked on her own, so something she has learnt during this residency is
to collaborate with other artists and to employ new working methods. Living
and working among artists from all over the world and the international
atmosphere it creates have been very inspiring.

You can find out more about Margarita's recent projects and future
plans on manydee